tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post4980492705587914616..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: 10 Unusual Summer Fragrance ChoicesPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-28790043118702892662010-07-19T10:28:11.852+01:002010-07-19T10:28:11.852+01:00Great stuff, I like it!
Perhaps you forgot to ment...Great stuff, I like it!<br />Perhaps you forgot to mention one amazing perfume of the season. Eau Flirt- a the perfume that flirts for you. Lavender & pumpkin pie brings out the wickedly irresistible sexy fragrance. http://www.harveyprince.com/main/Clara76noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-84771710866416245142010-07-18T12:13:51.728+01:002010-07-18T12:13:51.728+01:00Wow. I mean this is fun to read. I gotta throw in ...Wow. I mean this is fun to read. I gotta throw in a blog entry regarding this atypical summer fragrances picks. lolCraighttp://morissett.pixnet.net/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-2373480903353006612010-07-18T04:41:44.813+01:002010-07-18T04:41:44.813+01:00I do hope that you review Fille d'Eve. I recen...I do hope that you review Fille d'Eve. I recently happened upon it and I've fallen head over heels. There is very little information about it in the blogosphere. I would love to hear your impressions.melisand61https://www.blogger.com/profile/12802652658028346558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-45472382534430523472010-07-17T14:35:57.668+01:002010-07-17T14:35:57.668+01:00Michael,
oh brother, you were at Mykonos? I'...Michael,<br /><br /><br />oh brother, you were at Mykonos? I'm so envious! ("blindingly-white sugarcube maze of Mykonos Town" describes it perfectly!).<br />Me being a stone throw's away anyway and despite that being stuck here grading papers, while I could sun myself at Super Paradise and sipping Fredoccinos at Mykonos' Little Venice......grrrrr.....Anyway, my time off isn&Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-73399608344164044912010-07-17T14:28:40.832+01:002010-07-17T14:28:40.832+01:00Melisa,
yeah, thanks for saying so, I think I do!...Melisa,<br /><br />yeah, thanks for saying so, I think I do! <br /><br />This inevitably happens because we're so impatient too, don't you find? As soon as the first warm ray rolls we bring out the white florals and the tropicals and by the time heat is really on, we've bored of them for the time being. And we anticipate warm, cuddly scents when it's August. LOL!<br /><br />Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-62694857848316083662010-07-17T14:24:48.166+01:002010-07-17T14:24:48.166+01:00Nina,
thanks for saying so, what greater pleasure...Nina,<br /><br />thanks for saying so, what greater pleasure for a fragrance writer than to inspire people to try out things? These are all guaranteed to work in the heat well. <br />And I think cool, foggy mornings might benefit as well. <br />Best of luck with your experimentation!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-74658317779440248152010-07-17T14:23:35.375+01:002010-07-17T14:23:35.375+01:00Aqu,
it seems the lightweight ambers did serve th...Aqu,<br /><br />it seems the lightweight ambers did serve their purpose then. <br /><br />To answer your other question I haven't tried Amberene yet, but if and when I do, I'll be sure to write a line about it, if you're interested. If they're recommending it, it must be conductive to the warmer weather.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-90857551450290511182010-07-17T14:21:08.386+01:002010-07-17T14:21:08.386+01:00Musette,
thank you! All these are proven to be co...Musette,<br /><br />thank you! All these are proven to be compatible with the heat, guaranteed!<br />Silences is metal icy and a little creepy too, so "green scalpel" was the first thing that popped into my mind and once it was there...hard not to write it! LOL<br /><br />I'm not an amber person on the whole (find most too heavy, too dense, too sweet), but a couple of them are Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-76968102677609019552010-07-17T14:18:25.041+01:002010-07-17T14:18:25.041+01:00Natalia,
thanks honey for chiming in, what a fasc...Natalia,<br /><br />thanks honey for chiming in, what a fascinating account your present. <br /><br />What can I say, I just always loved spices and so many of them are actually cooling; I suppose there IS wisdom in the Middle-Eastern and Indian cooking that uses them in abundance. They do cool you off. Of course there are some which are more cooling than others: the clovey tint of carnation, Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-23379800443042641022010-07-17T14:12:13.016+01:002010-07-17T14:12:13.016+01:00Tarleisio,
I am ever so happy you posted that: ye...Tarleisio,<br /><br />I am ever so happy you posted that: yes, the Silences club must expand! It's so good and it still goes for moderate amounts of money, so we should stock up before anything happens *knock on wood*<br />Your rec on layering with Ivoire sounds very good, I should try it out! Thank you!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-79467267581029414912010-07-17T14:10:54.089+01:002010-07-17T14:10:54.089+01:00Kathryn,
thanks! As I said above, depending on wh...Kathryn,<br /><br />thanks! As I said above, depending on where you are and how hot it can get, it is a trial and error proposition: some things will work 100%, some less so; one has to experiment a bit. <br />Poivre Piquant can't smell anything but good in the heat: I think it becomes flat and loses some of its beauty in the cold.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-84372945849211615512010-07-17T14:09:31.102+01:002010-07-17T14:09:31.102+01:00Maria,
thank you for your kind words and for you...Maria, <br /><br />thank you for your kind words and for your most interesting comment!<br /><br />What can I say. Eau d'Hadrien is really fine. But it's kinda predictable for summer, it's more of a "go to" scent when you don't really want to be thinking about your fragrance (it's evanescent too, so fittingly I should wager). So is with most "summery" Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-16366188840511694652010-07-17T14:04:19.669+01:002010-07-17T14:04:19.669+01:00Wendy,
by all means, honey, do try it. I always g...Wendy,<br /><br />by all means, honey, do try it. I always go for the butch, EDP "certified" version (or vintage parfum which is something else but similar in character). It's way cooler!<br /><br />PS. thanks!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-27304238886391590312010-07-17T14:03:23.151+01:002010-07-17T14:03:23.151+01:00K,
good!! Glad you derived pleasure :-)
I think ...K,<br /><br />good!! Glad you derived pleasure :-)<br /><br />I think it's not easy to find the right balance; sometimes when the climate is <i>really</i> hot (we're talking above 34-35C) unexpected suggestions about orientals or chypres or ambers don't always work: You have to test through "trial and error" to find out which things really work. If I was permanently located Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-91660895742011451132010-07-17T13:59:35.203+01:002010-07-17T13:59:35.203+01:00Ines,
glad you liked the concept, it was somethin...Ines,<br /><br />glad you liked the concept, it was something discussed a long time ago. <br /><br />I should think we'd have more fragrances to think about in the coming weeks ;-) May I suggest a couple for you in the interim? Do try Chanel no.19 in edt, Diorella, Etro Gomma, Passage d'enfer, Iris Silver Mist, Musc Nomade, Bandit edp (the butch, "certified" version)>they allPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-67405017382541085352010-07-17T13:57:22.745+01:002010-07-17T13:57:22.745+01:00Josephine,
ain't that the truth about them be...Josephine,<br /><br />ain't that the truth about them becoming dirtier in the heat. I think there is something about chypres being made on the island of Cyprus (Chypre) originally: They just fit the surroundings (weather, microclimate, nature)!<br />Glad you're enjoying those two and thanks for the nice compliment :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-10783294811007775442010-07-17T13:57:04.933+01:002010-07-17T13:57:04.933+01:00How right you are to recommend swerving from more ...How right you are to recommend swerving from more predictable seasonal choices. Even if I do prefer sth lighter in summer, that's not always the case. Just last week in Mykonos I found that CdG's smoky-spicy "Jaisalmer" matches a Greek-island evening out beautifully. And for a particularly humid evening, even a drop or two of of something as rich as "Ambre Sultan" can Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933395486332411202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-21759306787543189572010-07-17T13:55:52.040+01:002010-07-17T13:55:52.040+01:00Jared,
GREAT taste, my friend! It's an exquis...Jared,<br /><br />GREAT taste, my friend! It's an exquisite fragrance, I find. I'd think a little VdN in extrait would be nice, it's not a sillage monster anyway. <br />And yup, leathers are great in summer, if only because often the ambience is cool: I use Gomma (Etro) for that; a lighter Knize Ten version. Try it out if you haven'tPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-35976137435492575392010-07-17T05:24:14.088+01:002010-07-17T05:24:14.088+01:00You are singing my song today! At some point in th...You are singing my song today! At some point in the middle of July I begin to tire of florals, probably as a result of the overdose of gardenia, tuberose, tropicals, etc that begins the second the weather warms in the spring. So I start to rotate chypres and vintage aldehydics into the mix. This year, I've been drawn to dark, sometimes leathery, occasionally spicy, often animalic chypres. melisand61https://www.blogger.com/profile/12802652658028346558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-51073726619387136472010-07-17T00:26:02.628+01:002010-07-17T00:26:02.628+01:00I'm copying your list of unusual summer perfum...I'm copying your list of unusual summer perfumes into my "to try" list RIGHT NOW. Great concept for a post and intriguing choices.<br /><br />(Plus, where I live--Berkeley, California--it rarely gets hot in the summer anyway, and many of those fragrances sound like the perfect solution for cool, foggy summer mornings.)Nina Zolotowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11895950786842606633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-78121033347688798742010-07-16T19:23:49.430+01:002010-07-16T19:23:49.430+01:00I love ambers so I really appreciate your suggesti...I love ambers so I really appreciate your suggestions for lightweight ambers.<br /><br />I read on Cafleurebon about Soivohle's "Amberene" as another good choice for summer. Has anyone tried it? I ordered a sample last week and can't wait to give it a shot.JoanElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356174815156243516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-43668967455900669262010-07-16T17:22:00.416+01:002010-07-16T17:22:00.416+01:00Wow! GREAT list. With you all the way on the chy...Wow! GREAT list. With you all the way on the chypres and Orientals - in fact, I think 'green scalpel' is what I will wear today (getting a late start on the toilette :-)<br /><br />Ambers....I'm still having some difficulty with those but you know what? We are going to have some hot days coming up - I think I'll experiment!<br /><br />xoxoxoMusettehttp://www.bearboring.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-65854415226279135352010-07-16T15:37:29.141+01:002010-07-16T15:37:29.141+01:00Dear E,
Hear, hear to the spicy orientals on a st...Dear E,<br /><br />Hear, hear to the spicy orientals on a steaming summer day. The heat and humidity bring out the razor sharpness of the spices that cuts refreshingly through the unmoving air and revives flagging energy. <br /><br />Anything with tons of spice works for me. I love AT's L'air du desert marocain and always get compliments when I wear it, especially in the summer.<br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-75454835945702389862010-07-16T14:23:21.557+01:002010-07-16T14:23:21.557+01:00Being a galbanum kind of girl, I was given a bottl...Being a galbanum kind of girl, I was given a bottle of Silences for my birthday and since the heatwave hit, it's fast become a huge favorite of mine, too - for being cool, Green (yes, with a capital G!) and classy. <br /><br />This is a perfume which should be given much more love and attention - and it positively blooms in the heat!<br /><br />Here's a surprise - believe it or not, it tarleisiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03891545310811763453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-51038060069622335402010-07-16T13:55:07.529+01:002010-07-16T13:55:07.529+01:00What an interesting post! Following your suggesti...What an interesting post! Following your suggestion, I I just splashed on a bit of my sample of Poivre Piquant. You are exactly right about its appeal in warm weather, something that never occurred to me before. You have set my thinking about summer scents in some new directions. Thank you.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109729908423909234noreply@blogger.com